# Garigan Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Garigan

Garigan is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 71 households**, the 125th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 315people (2011)
- 71households
- 62.4%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garigan

Of every 100 households in Garigan in 2011, 19 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garigan · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Garigan?

■ Garigan · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**940

Working population ****51.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 48.0% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 156 (97%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gopiballavpur - II

- Phutipal323 people
- Salbani321 people
- Bajnaguri318 people
- Banhia Berya315 people
- Nadan Gerya Dihi305 people
- Bajari295 people
- Ashui287 people
- Patla Diha287 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garigan?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garigan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garigan?62.4% (Census 2011)